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• State counsellor bemoans charter abroad, confronts politics at home
• Dutch tourist has first court hearing over amplifier outrage
• Party ‘insider’ responsible for fake resignation papers: U Win Htein
• As Arakan League for Democracy looks to reconstitute, some former members opt to stay behind with ANP
• Sakura goes ahead with new production targets despite strike
• Minister to help settle Thabeikkyin gold mines feud
• Documentary raises alarm over Shan region threatened by Salween dam
• Counterfeit money circulating in Mandalay
• Eviction order of highway encampments indefinitely delayed
• Lack of budget hampering MCDC: mayor

State counsellor bemoans charter abroad, confronts politics at home Posted: 29 Sep 2016 12:37 AM PDT During her recent trip to the United States, Myanmar's de facto leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi highlighted the importance of amending the 2008 constitution, calling it a barrier to building "a truly democratic country". Her rhetoric abroad, however, has yet to be matched by concrete action at home since her government took power in late March.

Dutch tourist has first court hearing over amplifier outrage Posted: 29 Sep 2016 12:17 AM PDT The Dutch national who unplugged an amplifier broadcasting a Buddhist dhamma sermon in Mandalay last week – leading to a "religious insult" criminal charge – made a lawyer-less and remorseful initial appearance at the Maha Aung Myay Township Court yesterday.

Party ‘insider’ responsible for fake resignation papers: U Win Htein Posted: 29 Sep 2016 12:10 AM PDT A Senior National League for Democracy official who was the subject of an online hoax purporting to reveal his resignation has claimed that the individual who perpetrated the ruse is an "insider".

As Arakan League for Democracy looks to reconstitute, some former members opt to stay behind with ANP Posted: 29 Sep 2016 12:04 AM PDT The brief period of Rakhine ethnic political unity appears to be over. Despite – or perhaps in part because of – its relative electoral success in last November's election, the Arakan National Party now faces a formal split along the factional lines of the two co-founding ethnic parties.

Sakura goes ahead with new production targets despite strike Posted: 28 Sep 2016 11:58 PM PDT The Sakura garment factory has gone back on its promise to allow protesting workers to resume their former production targets, instead insisting on increased amounts that triggered nearly three months of strikes.

Minister to help settle Thabeikkyin gold mines feud Posted: 28 Sep 2016 11:55 PM PDT Protesters of Thabeikkyin township gold mines, who have not shied away from guerrilla tactics in the past, said they feel their complaints have finally been heard, following a meeting with a regional minister this week.

Documentary raises alarm over Shan region threatened by Salween dam Posted: 28 Sep 2016 11:33 PM PDT Activists yesterday released a 30-minute documentary as part of a campaign against a mega-dam in central Shan State.

Counterfeit money circulating in Mandalay Posted: 28 Sep 2016 11:30 PM PDT Police are investigating banknote forgeries after the discovery of 14 fake K10,000 notes in Mandalay's Maha Aung Myay township on September 27.

Eviction order of highway encampments indefinitely delayed Posted: 28 Sep 2016 11:29 PM PDT Tent-dwellers along the Yangon-Mandalay Highway have been granted a reprieve, apparently to avoid making them homeless in the rain, officials say. The bulldozers have been put on hold until further notice, though no eviction date has been set.

Lack of budget hampering MCDC: mayor Posted: 28 Sep 2016 11:28 PM PDT Mandalay City's municipal authority is staring at a long development to-do list, and a lack of funds to do it with, the mayor told regional lawmakers last week.

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